Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-10-14


We left Lewiston on the afternoon of
the 10th, bound for Camas prairie, our
object being mixture of business and
pleasure, but not liking the idea of
Indian hospitality we turned from the
main road and took in Tammany Hol-
low. one of the richest valleys of this
country. The grain is yielding enor-
mously this season. and the farmers all
appear to be we'll to do. On nearly
every farm is fine growing orchard.
The trees that are old enough to bear
are laden with choice fruit. We were
the guest of Mr.. Isaac Mounce, and
more genial host Is never found.
Next morning we pursue our journey
and are soon at the foot of Craig's
mountain. We are now travelling over
the Indian reservation, and for q dis
lance of nearly thirty miles we pass over
country of beautiful scenery which is
the home of the native nobility.
AS we leave the mountains grand
view is suddenly presented. Stretching
north. east and south is large, level
prairie. beyond which rises mountains
on all sides, many of them still covered
with the white mantle of winter.
And this is Camas prairie! Truly
finer country was never seen! Fine
farms, fine buildings and fine citizens.
Here are homes in every sense of the
word. Mt. Idaho, the county
seat, is q small town situated in a nook
Of the mountains. and has good hotel,
presided over by a perfect gentleman.
Merchants here carry fine stock of
goods AID sell at reasonable prices.
The county officials are all gentlemen
of high repute, very obliging, and either
very lenient or surrounded by an ex-
ceptionally orderly community, as there
has been no occupant of the county
Jail for over year.
Leaving Mt. Idaho and proceeding
north of west we come to Grangeville,
city of no mean pretensions. Accom-
odations for both man and beast are
good and charges moderate. All kinds
of business are. we'll represented here.
and trade, although not brisk, is as good
as in any place in northern Idaho.
Owing to the distance from market,
this prairie is not producing one-tenth
the wheat it otherwise would, but
where grown, it is yielding from thirty
to fifty bushels per acre.
We were surprised to find the fine
orchards that are here. In Mt. Idaho
we were given the brightest colored
and finest favored peaches we have
seen in the northwest, and these were
grown at the foot of the mountains,
$500 feet above sea level.
ID. ii. Telcher, ESQ.,. has large Or
chard of apples, plums, cherries. etc.
The apple and plum trees were all bend
ing under their weight of fruit, when
we were there, and the fruit was of
very superior quality.
We called OH Mr.. Eckert, one of the |
prominent men of the prairie, and in
the morning saw his fine herd of Gal
loways. MIR. L. is very enthusiastic
over the merits of this particular breed. |
Tourists to Camas prairie miss rare
pleasure, should they fail to make the
of Mr.. Eckert and his
lady.
j. q. Rowton and the Surridge Bros. |
are gentlemen ready to answer all en-
quiries concerning the country, and for
J ospitality Gus Heartburg should not
he forgotten. Our only regret was that
our business compelled us to leave this
beautiful place before we had made the
acquaintance of more of her citizens.
CORRESPONDENT.